rewriter
Text revision specialist
A rewriter is someone or something that rewrites—revising, adapting, or producing a new version of existing text.
In journalism and screenwriting, a rewriter is brought in to rework material: The studio hired a rewriter to punch up the dialogue.
Software tools that paraphrase or restructure text are also called rewriters.
One who revises text
- reviserOne who edits text
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
- copywriterCreator of promotional text
adaptor · redactor · scripter · sub-editor · contributor · collaborator
Restatement in new words
- rephraseExpress differently
- recastReform or reassign roles
- reframeChange how something's viewed
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
adapt · convert · reshape · reconfigure · reformulate · rewording · translate · transpose
Alter to improve
- draftPreliminary version of text
- proofreadCheck writing for mistakes
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- refineRemove impurities from
redraft · rework · copyedit · emend · corrections · modify · adjust · amend
editor
One who revises text
- reviserOne who edits text
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
copywriter · adaptor · redactor · scripter · sub-editor · contributor · collaborator
paraphrase
Restatement in new words
restructure · adapt · convert · reshape · reconfigure · reformulate · rewording · translate · transpose · alter
revise
Alter to improve
refine · redraft · rework · copyedit · emend · corrections · modify · adjust · amend · tweak
tool
Device for a task
- pluginModular software extension
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
spinner · bot · automation · AI · app · extension · SEO · plagiarism · detector · paraphraser
simplify
Make less complex
- clarifyMake something understandable
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- tightenMake more secure
condense · distill · sharpen · focus · trim · cut · compress · summarize · abridge · consolidate
- disc drivesoptical drive, disc drive, CD drive, DVD drive, Blu-ray drive
- editorseditor, copy editor, chief editors, editor-in-chief, managing editors
rewriterpreserver
One that maintains or saves
copyist · transcriber · archivist · conservator · maintainer
- rewrite historyAlter accounts of events
rewrite, rewriting, rewrites, rewriters, rewritable, rewriteable